Brandon Wang

Brandon Wang is a Software Engineer at Plaid based in San Francisco, California.2 He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, which he completed in 2020.23 Wang also pursued a Master's degree in Computer Science at the same university.2

During his time at Plaid, Wang has worked on several projects:

1. He reduced the latency of loading Plaid Link by replacing the first request with a lightweight alternative.1
2. He developed an internal tool for Plaid's business team to configure institution-specific panes in Link without deploying code.1
3. He participated in Plaiderdays, Plaid's internal hackathon, where he worked on creating a Link flow for a product aimed at helping charities collect donations.1

Wang's technical interests include computer security, networks, cryptography, and systems. His experience at Plaid has helped him acquire new skills such as working with React, TypeScript, Node.js, and learning about good logging and monitoring practices.1

Before joining Plaid full-time, Wang completed an internship with the company from May to August 2020.4 During this internship, he gained valuable experience in writing technical specifications and collaborating with teams remotely.1